Beijing vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$589	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	73	57
🏙️ Population	21.9M	16.8M

The cost of living in Beijing is 122% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 5355th and 8829th ($1029 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Bangladesh, respectively. Check China vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 2546th and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Dhaka

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	Beijing	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$1844

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302